New York -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- A New York district attorney recommended Monday that charges be dropped against former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn , who was accused more than three months ago of sexually assaulting a hotel housekeeper .

In `` a recommendation for dismissal '' filed in court Monday , two prosecutors in the Manhattan district attorney 's office laid out their arguments for requesting that numerous charges -- including attempted rape and sexual assault -- be dismissed , citing fresh evidence and questions about the accuser 's credibility .

`` The nature and number of the complainant 's falsehoods leave us unable to credit her version of events beyond a reasonable doubt , whatever the truth may be about the encounter between the complainant and the defendant , '' the document states . `` If we do not believe her beyond a reasonable doubt , we can not ask a jury to do so . ''

The prosecutors voiced concern that the case appeared to rest exclusively on the housekeeper Nafissatou Diallo , predicting her `` falsehoods '' would be `` devastating '' if revealed during a trial . They claim she `` has not been truthful in matters great and small , '' including lying about a `` gang rape , as well as other details about her life in -LRB- her native -RRB- Guinea . ''

In the document , the district attorney 's office notes that DNA testing indicated semen on her dress matched Strauss-Kahn and shows there was a sexual encounter . There was `` no trauma to her body or oral cavity '' and `` scrapings from underneath her fingernails ... yielded no results . ''

Moreover , prosecutors claim Diallo 's current story of her `` prompt outcry to her first supervisor is inconsistent with certain aspects of that supervisor 's account . ''

`` All of the evidence that might be relevant to the contested issues of force and lack of consent is simply inconclusive , '' wrote the prosecutors .

The decision to drop charges -- which still needs to be approved by a judge -- was cheered by Strauss-Kahn 's attorney and jeered by the alleged victim 's lawyer , as well as some women 's rights advocates .

A status hearing for the case is scheduled for Tuesday .

Kenneth Thompson , who represents Diallo , addressed reporters after meeting with prosecutors Monday afternoon for less than half an hour . Hours earlier , he filed his own motion asking a judge to halt proceedings in the case and appoint a special prosecutor .

`` Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has denied the right of a woman to get justice in a rape case , '' Thompson said . `` He has not only turned his back on this innocent victim , but he has also turned his back on the forensic , medical and other evidence in this case .

`` If the Manhattan district attorney , who is elected to protect our mothers , our daughters , our sisters , our wives and our loved ones , is not going to stand up for them when they 're raped or sexually assaulted , who will ? ''

But Strauss-Kahn 's U.S.-based attorneys , William W. Taylor and Benjamin Brafman , lauded the decision to drop charges , saying it vindicates their consistent claims that their client is innocent and his accuser `` was not credible . ''

`` Mr. Strauss-Kahn and his family are grateful that the District Attorney 's office took our concerns seriously and concluded on its own that this case can not proceed further , '' the attorneys said in a statement .

Aside from the court filing , there was no immediate comment from the office of District Attorney Vance on the attorneys ' statements , and his office earlier declined to comment on the motion . Thompson had said before the meeting Monday that he believed Vance was going to drop the charges .

A grand jury indicted the then-IMF chief in May over allegations he sexually assaulted housekeeper Diallo in his New York hotel suite . He pleaded not guilty and , after several days behind bars , was ordered held on house arrest .

But on July 1 , a judge freed him after prosecutors learned Diallo had lied about the specifics of her whereabouts after the incident and past details of an asylum application and information on tax forms .

Prosecutors said she admitted lying on the asylum application about having been a victim of a gang rape , even providing details of an attack and later admitting it never happened .

Strauss-Kahn 's attorneys have insisted that any sexual encounter was consensual . Diallo , who has conducted high-profile interviews about the case , and her attorneys have said Strauss-Kahn attacked her , and that her case should go to trial .

Attorneys for Diallo complain she is being treated by prosecutors like a criminal defendant and not an alleged victim . And in a rally after the district attorney 's court filing Monday , some of her supporters urged prosecutors to still pursue the case and warned about the message sent by dropping charges .

`` Are we telling -LRB- sexual assault victims -RRB- that if they dare to name a powerful , politically connected man as their abuser , they will see their whole life laid out to be judged publicly ? '' asked New York City councilwoman Letitia James . `` What does it take for a low-income immigrant -- a woman of color -- to publicly name one of the most powerful men in Europe as a sexual abuser ? ''

Diallo has filed a civil lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn , without specifying the financial damages she was seeking .

Entering Monday 's meeting , Thompson said he suspected -- based on the contents of a letter he received Friday -- that Vance intended to drop charges .

That prompted the alleged victim 's motion filed Monday , which cites allegations of `` abuse of confidence , unfair treatment and bias and prejudices '' by Vance that , Diallo 's attorneys claim , should disqualify him from the case .

This motion is Thompson 's second effort to remove Vance from the case . In July , he asked Vance to step down and appoint a special prosecutor . Vance then declined .

`` This is not a ` he said , she said ' case , '' Thompson said Sunday . `` If you go back to the hearing on May 16 , when -LRB- an assistant district attorney -RRB- called the evidence against Strauss-Kahn ` substantial ' and he said the medical exam -LRB- of Diallo -RRB- supports her account , this is not a ` he said , she said ' case .

`` There is overwhelming evidence to support that a sex assault occurred , '' Thompson said .

After Diallo took her case public , Strauss-Kahn 's attorneys , William Taylor and Benjamin Brafman , put out a statement saying , `` Ms. Diallo is the first accuser in history to conduct a media campaign to persuade a prosecutor to pursue charges ... against a person from whom she wants money . ''

Attorney Douglas Wigdor , who is working on Diallo 's behalf in Paris , said Monday that he was to meet with several people prior to a news conference scheduled for Tuesday .

Wigdor would not reveal with whom he is talking Monday and Tuesday , however a source familiar with the meetings said one of them is a French journalist , Tristane Banon , who filed a formal complaint against Strauss-Kahn in France for an alleged attack in 2002 . The accused has filed a counter-suit for slander . Banon 's mother also claims she was attacked by Strauss-Kahn .

CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin says that Strauss-Kahn should now be able to breathe easier and `` return to some semblance of his former life . '' But he said that no one involved in the case `` comes out of it looking very good . ''

`` This is a case that looks like it has nothing but losers -- the alleged victim , the defendant , and the prosecutor , '' Toobin said . `` The conclusion is likely to be entirely satisfying to no one . ''

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NEW : The DA says evidence related to `` force and lack of consent '' is `` inconclusive ''

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The DA 's office says it does n't believe the accuser `` beyond a reasonable doubt ''

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Strauss-Kahn is `` grateful '' the DA `` took our concerns seriously , '' his lawyers say

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The alleged victim 's attorney says the DA `` turned his back '' on his client